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ضِدّ
opposite /ˈdˤidd/
nounA1#506 most common
Also: antonym, contrary, against
Example sentences
الأبيض ضدّ الأسود.
White is the opposite of black.
ما ضدّ كلمة "كبير"؟
What is the opposite of the word "big"?
لعب فريقنا ضدّ فريق قويّ أمس.
Our team played against a strong team yesterday.
صوّت معظم النوّاب ضدّ القانون الجديد.
Most of the deputies voted against the new law.
في المعاجم العربية، لكلّ كلمة تقريبًا ضدّ يقابلها.
In Arabic dictionaries, almost every word has an opposite that matches it.
يرى الفيلسوف أنّ كلّ فكرة تحمل في داخلها ضدّها.
The philosopher holds that every idea carries its opposite within it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ضِدٌّ | أَضْدادٌ |
| Genitive | ضِدٍّ | أَضْدادٍ |
| Accusative | ضِدًّا | أَضْداداً |
| Vocative | يا ضِدُّ | يا أَضْدادُ |
Word family
ضادَّto oppose, contradict
مُضادّopposed, anti-, counter-تَضادّcontradiction, opposition, antithesis
مُتَضادّmutually opposed, contradictory
أَضْدادopposites, antonyms (plural)
Etymology
ضِدّ comes from the Semitic triliteral root ض-د-د, which carries the sense of opposing or running counter. The geminate root yields a family of words about opposition, from the verb ضادَّ to the prefix-like مُضادّ used to form 'anti-' compounds. The noun names the opposite of a thing, and its plural أضداد became a technical term in classical Arabic philology.
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